A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US military base. The ...
WEB1 day ago · Fuel tanks sit at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from ...
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean?
WEBDiego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly ...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBThe US-UK base will remain on Diego Garcia – a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India, and China.
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB19 hours ago · The US-UK base will remain on Diego Garcia – a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India, and China.
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal
WEB18 hours ago · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the …
UK announces historic deal to hand islands back to Mauritius
WEBThere is a joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands ... seconds ago. Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis ...
Key U.S. Military Base Secured as U.K. Returns Disputed Islands to ...
WEB14 hours ago · The British government struck a deal with Mauritius to hand over the cluster of 58 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos archipelago. ... home to the Diego Garcia base, resolves ...
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of ... - BBC
WEBJun 10, 2023 · Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat. They are desperate to leave for a safe...
Why Diego Garcia Matters for U.S. Goals in the Indo-Pacific
WEBMay 30, 2024 · A dispute over a tiny island in the Indian Ocean presents complications for U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific. A satellite view of Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands in the Chagos...
Diego Garcia: US blocks British court from British territory - BBC News
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) was due to hold a hearing this week, attended by the BBC, on whether a group of migrants was being unlawfully detained on the island...
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